Tax burden Switzerland in comparison 2018

On 25 January 2019, the Federal Tax Administration (FTA) published the annual statistical comparison "Tax burden in international comparison. Tax rates and tax ratios in various OECD countries".

The publication takes a close look at tax rates and tax ratios in various OECD countries and compares corporate income tax rates, corporate capital tax rates, withholding tax rates, emissions and turnover taxes, VAT rates, loss treatment and the taxation of income and wealth for individuals in 2018. Furthermore, the report includes various breakdowns of the ratio of direct to indirect taxes.

Here you can find the complete FTA file

How the tax rate in Switzerland has changed in comparison to other countries since 2000 can be seen in the "Global Revenue Statistics Database" of the OECD. The Handelszeitung has summarised some of the results:

Article in the Handelszeitung from August 2 2018